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Vulnerable people to get urgent care at home

Last updated on Friday, December 20, 2024

Thousands of North West’s older and vulnerable people to get urgent care at home this winter Across the North West, thousands of older and frail patients will receive urgent treatment at home, as part of NHS plans to manage additional pressure this winter. Urgent Community Response (UCR) teams...

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Trust Structure

Last updated on Friday, September 2, 2022

We are one of the largest and busiest acute trusts in the North West of England. NHS Foundation Trust status was given to us on July 1st 2007. This enables us to: Provide and develop healthcare according to the core NHS principles of free care based on need and not ability to pay Have greate...

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Tag:   trust (4)     structure (4)     diagnostic (3)     medicine (5)     clinical (8)     executive (4)     surgery (6)     women (4)     children's (5)     support (24)    

Undergraduate Centre

Last updated on Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Our Undergraduate Education Centre provides dedicated teaching and study facilities for medical students from the School of Medical Education at the University of Liverpool. Students from the 2nd, 4th and 5th years are attached to our Trust for varying periods throughout the year. The education p...

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Stroke Services

Last updated on Tuesday, October 3, 2023

A stroke is a serious, life-threatening medical condition that occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. Blood carries essential nutrients and oxygen to the brain and without a blood supply, brain cells can be damaged or destroyed. Strokes are a medical emergency and urgent t...

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Tag:   stroke (8)     bleed (2)     brain (4)     emergency (12)     urgent (1)     critical (5)     Acute (2)    

What is a COPD exacerbation?

Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018

An exacerbation is a flare up of COPD symptoms.  The signs can include: Increased breathlessness (more than usual) Reduced walking distance Increase in coughing Changes in the amount/colour/thickness of phlegm Chest feeling tight New or increased wheeze If there two or more of these sy...

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Tag:   COPD (7)     Chronic (2)     disease (4)     lung disease (3)     oxygen (9)     breathing (5)    

Ophthalmology (Eyes)

Last updated on Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Ophthalmology is the medical and surgical management of conditions of the eye. Our department offers general ophthalmic services treating all common conditions and also runs a number specialist services. These include: Cataract Glaucoma Age-related macular degeneration Diabetic eye disease...

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Tag:   Eye (1)     Ophthalmology (1)     optics (1)     sight (2)     vision (7)     cornea (1)     retina (3)     retinal (2)     optometry (1)     orthoptic (1)     cataract (2)     Glaucoma (1)     degeneration (1)     eye lid (1)     Diabetic (2)     diabetes (7)    

Screening programmes

Last updated on Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Screening programmes are set up as a way of identifying people who appear healthy but may be at increased risk of a disease or condition. Identifying individuals through this process can determine whether they have the condition screened for. The affected person may then require further tests to...

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Tag:   screening (8)     tests (2)     scans (1)     advice (8)     support (24)